Weekend Edition

Lionel Messi became the all-time leading goal scorer at the men’s World Cup, while hours later, arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo announced he was "back” after scoring two goals against Uzbekistan...Could two of the greatest players of all time could be set for a world cup collision c ...  Show more

England are used to a winning start in tournaments... but are we used to it being this... FUN?The 3 Lions beat Croatia 4-2 in their World Cup opener and Thomas Tuchel's 'entertainers' have seemingly already captured the nation.A now famous half-time team talk is said to have insp ...  Show more

This week on The Sports Agents, The extraordinary story of Khalida Popal - the first ever captain of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team - hounded out of her country by those who believed women have no right to play and who orchestrated her team's daring escape from Af ...  Show more

This week on The Sports Agents...A Premier League launched an attack on VAR via their social media account - and threatened legal action... Is there actually any legal recourse for victims of a dodgy offside decision? The Athletic's David Ornstein joined us on the pod to discuss ...  Show more

This is an episode of ReThinking Sport, our series created in collaboration with Portas, the global strategy consultancy dedicated to sport and physical activity.  

Today’s guest is Baroness Sue Campbell of Loughborough, the former chair of UK Sport who is now The FA’s D ...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Matt Lawton and Jonathan Northcroft.

The Times have investigated the rise in violence at football in the UK and the link to drug usage. Matt Lawton led the investigation and joins us to discuss his weekend with police in Nott ...